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FPA-13175

Queensberry Estate - Malcolm Flats

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Queensberry Estate - Malcolm Flats
Nearest town
Thornhill
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS857027

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 23 January 2026
  2. Application accepted 23 January 2026
  3. Consultation opens 26 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 23 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 26 February 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area
8.77 ha
Conifer
1.60 ha
Broadleaf
2.22 ha

Official source

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FPA-13175

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window
1 Mar 2026 – 1 Aug 2028
Felling area
8.77 ha
Estimated volume
3,317 m³
Proposed restocking
8.77 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
3199E Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.09 ha 54 yr 30 20 m³
3199F Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.19 ha 54 yr 228 91 m³
3199G Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.39 ha 54 yr 468 187 m³
3199G Clear Felling Sycamore 0.1 ha 54 yr 50 20 m³
3200B Selective Felling Norway spruce 0.18 ha 54 yr 216 86 m³
3200B Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.72 ha 54 yr 300 120 m³
3201B Clear Felling Silver birch 0.58 ha 40 yr 165 66 m³
3201B Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.35 ha 51 yr 1,620 648 m³
3201F Clear Felling Sycamore 0.15 ha 54 yr 50 20 m³
3201F Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.22 ha 54 yr 264 106 m³
3201H Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.03 ha 54 yr 10 7 m³
3201K Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.06 ha 41 yr 27 20 m³
3201M Clear Felling Norway spruce 2.22 ha 54 yr 2,664 1,066 m³
3201M Clear Felling Scots pine 0.25 ha 54 yr 100 40 m³
3202I Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.67 ha 52 yr 165 66 m³
3202I Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.57 ha 52 yr 1,884 754 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
3199E Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 1.03% 0.09 ha 1,600
3199F Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 2.17% 0.19 ha 1,600
3201B Replant felled area Norway spruce 16.76% 1.47 ha 2,500
3202I Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 31.01% 2.72 ha 1,600
3201H Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 0.34% 0.03 ha 1,600
3201K Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 0.68% 0.06 ha 1,600
3201M Replant felled area Douglas fir 23.95% 2.1 ha 2,500
3200B Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 24.06% 2.11 ha 1,600
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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

STH25_0510-0511

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 41 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_1048-1050

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 344 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_0455

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 503 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_0471

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 764 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0013_0014

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 819 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Coshogle Wood

Site 409

Official SiteLink record for Coshogle Wood
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.6 km away Published area 21.24 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 856 027

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 206

Brown earths

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Linhope · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.